Barkatullah University was established in 1970. In 1988, Barkatullah University was rechristened as the Barkatullah Vishwavidyalaya, in the living memory of the great freedom fighter, Prof. Barkatullah belongs to Bhopal. The University campus covering an area of approx. 360 acres of land is located along Jabalpur-Jaipur National highway (NH-12) at a distance of about 3 kms from the Habibganj Railway Station.

The University covers almost a total spectrum of higher education offering courses in their affiliated colleges and the teaching departments in the faculties of Arts, Social Science, Science, Life Science, Home Science, Medicine, Commerce and Business Management, Law, Engineering, Education and Technical Education.